Medieval: Total War is a computer strategy game where the player builds a dynastic empire in medieval Europe, North Africa and the Middle East within a time span from 1095 to 1453. Gameplay is both strategic and tactical, with strategy played out in turn-based fashion on a province-by-province level, somewhat like the 1980 board game Empires of the Middle Ages, while military units of varying types and capabilities fight against each other in real time on a 3D tactical map. [source:wikipedia]